MHRA joins forces with regulators in Australia, Canada, Singapore and Switzerland
The MHRA is joining the ACSS Consortium, and will begin working with regulators from Australia, Canada, Singapore and…
New 3D-printed nasal swab offers ‘cost-effective’ alternative in Covid-19 sample collection
15 Oct 20Earlier this month, medical device component supplier Qosina claimed increased production of 3D-printed nasal swabs was needed to…
Proteor to acquire Freedom Innovations’ lower limb prosthetics portfolio
12 Oct 20With the acquisition, Proteor intends combine the teams in the US and Europe to expand the business globally
Medtronic to buy fistula creation technology firm Avenu Medical
01 Oct 20Avenu's percutaneous fistula creation technology is expected to strengthen Medtronic’s portfolio of peripheral vascular access products for ESRD…
Smith+Nephew to buy Integra’s extremity orthopaedics business for $240m
30 Sep 20The acquisition will enable Smith+Nephew to add a complementary shoulder replacement and upper and lower extremities, and a…
Illumina to buy healthcare company GRAIL for $8bn
22 Sep 20GRAIL attracted around $2bn investment to boost its technology platform and develop Galleri multi-cancer screening test
Boston Scientific acquires exclusive option to buy Farapulse
22 Sep 20Farapulse is engaged in developing pulsed field ablation (PFA) system, designed to ablate heart tissue by creating a…
Locate Bio acquires late stage orthobiologics assets from RCSI
21 Sep 20The advanced technologies developed by RCSI are said to be effective in the treatment of both hard and…
Corza Health to buy Takeda’s surgical patch for €350m
16 Sep 20Medical professionals use the TachoSil surgical patch for efficient controlling of bleeding
Intersect ENT to buy surgical navigation solutions company Fiagon
16 Sep 20The acquisition is expected to enable Intersect ENT to provide a range of surgical solutions across the sinusitis…